“I stopped going out and taking pills and I started hanging out and learning about flat eleven chords.” FlatsHanging OutGoing OutPillsChordsEleven Author:Jamie Lidell
“I was not in a good space in my life, emotionally particularly, so I needed to do something to recharge my batteries emotionally and musically. I took a break and I learnt software and programming a little bit, and that's how I designed my live machine, which I've been using for years.” YearsLittlesBitsSpaceBreakNeededLittle BitMachinesProgrammingSoftwareBatteries Author:Jamie Lidell
“I made an instrument which I'm really happy about, because I always wanted to have a machine that did this so once I established it as my unique tool, it was like, now I'm going to master it like a guitar.” MadeWantedMastersUniqueToolsMachinesInstrumentsGuitarReally Happy Author:Jamie Lidell
“It's really hard to make something that doesn't sound like everything else.” HardSound Author:Jamie Lidell
“I'm not the kind of guy who likes to rush things through. I like to take my time and finish when I'm finished.” KindGuyFinishedLikesMy Time Author:Jamie Lidell
“I wanted to make an album that I wanted to put on myself and could listen to again and again. In the past I've done these records that are very in-depth. I love them and I'm very proud of them but I've always found it hard to listen to them again and again...they're very demanding.” HardDoneWantedPastFoundRecordsProudDepthAlbumsAgain And Again Author:Jamie Lidell
“People can rock together, people can do great things together, and that's what you love when you're working with characters and it's all going well.” PeopleWellsCharacterTogetherCan DoRocksGreat ThingsWhat You Love Author:Jamie Lidell
“I really wanted to maintain that bedroom philosophy to creating stuff.” PhilosophyWantedStuffCreatingBedroom Author:Jamie Lidell
“I can see that in retrospect but I guess I've always had such an identity crisis when it comes to other people's understanding of me.” PeopleI CanUnderstandingIdentityCrisisRetrospectIdentity Crisis Author:Jamie Lidell
“Since I was gay and loved disco music, it was kinda pre-programmed that my first experiences with house music and acid - which I first heard in the late 80s, mainly through Düsseldorf's ruling clubs, Relaxx and Ratinger Hof - completely mesmerized me.” FirstsHouseHeardGayLateClubs80sRulingAcidDiscoHouse MusicMesmerizedDisco Music Author:Justus Kohncke